Washington State – Juvenile DetentionNational STD Prevention Conference -2006

Washington State

15 County Juvenile Detention and 5 State 4 Juvenile Detention over 500 Females King County, Pierce County, Snohomish

County and Spokane County

2005 Activities – Established Baseline.

Washington State Department of Health

STD/TB Services

Asotin

5

Clark

Whatcom

Clallam

Jefferson

Grays

Harbor

Pacific

WahkiakumCowlitz

Lewis

Thurston

Mason

Island

San Juan

Skagit

Snohomish

King

Pierce

Okanogan

ChelanDouglas

Kittitas

Yakima

Skamania

Klickitat

BentonWalla Walla

Franklin

GrantAdams

Lincoln

Ferry

Stevens

Pend

Oreille

Spokane

Whitman

ColumbiaGarfield

Kits

ap

Asotin

Washington State

Who are in Juvenile Detention?

Youth may be detained for the following reasons: an arrest for allegedly committing an offense, on a warrant, remanded from court, to serve a sentence, or as part of an order sanctioning the youth for violating the terms of probation, truant.

“Admittees”

Juvenile Detention Calls them: Detained youth – never inmates or prisoners At Risk Youth warrants, Bench warrants,

preadjudicated youth, youth corrections, probation.

Non Offenders such as truants, at-risk youth, children in need of services.

Reasons for not testing

Refusal Not sexually active Under 14 (needs parents permission) Not in facility long enough Sick or Hostile Experiencing “withdrawal symptoms”

                                                                                       

                                                                                       

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Who are tested?

Incarcerated long enough to give results and initiate therapy (Spokane)

All youth receive who are booked are offered a STD urine test and medical assessment to determine if there is a need for immediate medical or mental health intervention. (SK)

Medical staff are asked to grab urines on all kids as they come in ( Snohomish - 9%)

All females who are in 2 wks get physical (TP

Performance measures - 2005

Snohomish 99/1130 = 9% - IPP Funded Spokane 49/438 = 11% - IPP Funded Tacoma Pierce 165/1039 =16% -IPP Funded Seattle-King 875/1118 =77% -Local Funds

King County Juvenile

Mature System – over 10 years in operation Two STD clinicians One DIS staff 2005 – 1566 Males tested and 875 Females Flagging system for missed kids Separate from Detention Staff

Improvement

Opt out vs Opt in – “Do you want a chlamydia test” vs “We are offering chlamydia testing to everyone unless you refuse”

Address cultural differences – Confidentiality, why focus on females only?, STD education, Follow up on Positives

Revolving door – unduplicated persons or all admittees?

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